APIS Hello Summer Face Mist With Cellular Nectar SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
APIS Hello Summer Face Mist With Cellular Nectar SPF 15 is a chemical sunscreen mist using an older filter pair, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid (Ensulizole) and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight and leaves a low white cast, with a low pore-clogging profile and no common stinging. The SPF 15 provides only weak protection. With a score of 49.0 out of 100, it is a low pick best treated as a refreshing top-up mist rather than a primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
13
- +14 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Ensulizole at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (17)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Botanical extract
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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10 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Guar Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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14 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Phytic Acid
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is APIS Hello Summer Face Mist?
It is SPF 15, and its protection is rated weak. A mist at this level is best used as a light refresher or top-up over other protection, not as your main sunscreen.
Is APIS Hello Summer Face Mist mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older filters, Ensulizole (Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid) and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It contains no mineral filters.
Is APIS Hello Summer Face Mist SPF 15 good?
It scores 49.0 out of 100, a low result driven by the weak SPF 15. It is lightweight with a low white cast and low pore-clogging risk, but treat it as a refreshing extra rather than primary sun defense.